Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 revoke. Revoke 做为动词，有吊销，撤销的意思。New Jersey’s Board of Medical Examiners revoked an abortion doctor’s license for violating state laws. 新泽西州医学监督委员会吊销了一个堕胎医生的行业执照，因为他违反了州里的相关立法。In the past four months, Kuwaiti authorities have revoked the citizenship of…

今天我们要学的词是 monitor. Monitor 做为动词，意思是监控。美国首例埃博拉病毒感染者邓肯上周三去世。Officials are monitoring 10 people who are believed to have had direct contact with Duncan. 有关官员目前正在对十个据信跟邓肯有过直接接触的人进行监控。Five major airports in the U.S. will step up screening procedures to…

今天我们要学的词是 cancellation. Cancellation 名词，意思是取消。Stormy weather and an earlier fire forced the cancellation of more than 800 flights at Chicago airports. 暴雨天气和此前发生的火灾使芝加哥各大机场取消了八百多次航班。The fear of Ebola virus has led to the cancellation…

今天我们要学的词是 encourage. Encourage 动词，意思是鼓励。美国加州选民投票率今年出现历史新低。California Governor Jerry Brown signed eight bills on Sept. 26th to encourage voters to participate in the elections. 加州州长布朗9月26号签署了八项法案，鼓励选民参加投票。面对西方的制裁，Russian President Vladimir Putin said the sanctions would only…

今天我们要学的词是 breach. Breach 做为名词，有破坏，攻破的意思。JPMorgan Chase revealed that 76 million households were affected during a data breach in August. 摩根大通银行宣布，他们八月份遭遇网络攻击，7600万户家庭的信息因此受到影响。U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned over a series of recent…

今天我们要学的词是 underestimate. Underestimate 动词，低估。President Obama admitted that the U.S. underestimated the rise of ISIL, also called ISIS. 美国总统奥巴马承认，美国低估了伊斯兰国势力的发展。哈佛大学最近一项研究显示，Americans grossly underestimate just how wide the gap is between what CEOs and…

今天我们要学的词是 contract. Contract 做为动词，有感染的意思。A Ugandan doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone was flown to Germany for treatment. 一个在塞拉利昂工作的乌干达医生感染埃博拉病毒后，被空运到德国接受治疗。美国本土发现首例埃博拉病患邓肯。据报道，Duncan might have contracted Ebola while taking a pregnant woman…

今天我们要学的词是 flavor. Flavor 做为名词，意思是口味，风味。Ice Cream maker Ben & Jerry’s introduced a new flavor called Two Wild & Crazy Pies. 冰激凌品牌Ben&Jerry’s推出了一种新口味，叫两个疯狂派。有报道说，Starbucks is testing a latte with beer flavors. 星巴克正在测试一种啤酒口味的拿铁咖啡。Lay’s Potato Chips…

今天我们要学的词是 prerequisite. Prerequisite 做为名词，意思是先决条件。皮尤研究中心的最新调研结果显示，Young adults today see financial stability as a prerequisite for marriage. 今天的年轻人认为，经济稳定是结婚的先决条件。全球隐私执行网的一份最新研究发现，32% of the mobile apps they reviewed requested geolocation information as a prerequisite to downloading the…

今天我们要学的词是 pilot. Pilot 做为形容词，有试点的意思。As part of a pilot program, some of DC’s police officers have started to wear on-body cameras to record their interaction with the public. 美国首都华盛顿推行试点项目，一部分警员身上开始佩带摄像机，记录他们跟公众交流时的情况。Toronto has rolled…

今天我们要学的词是 settlement. Settlement 名词，有协议，和解的意思。The Obama administration will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million in the largest settlement with a single American Indian tribe in U.S. history. 美国政府同意向纳瓦霍印第安人支付5.54亿美元，这是美国政府有史以来跟单个印第安部落达成的数额最大的一笔和解协议。 A woman punched…

今天我们要学的词是 shirk. Shirk 动词，有逃避，推卸的意思。英国人质被伊斯兰国激进份子斩首后，British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not make Britain shirk its responsibilities to join the coalition to fight ISIS. 英国首相卡梅伦说，这起事件不会让英国推卸加入联盟，共同打击伊斯兰国的责任。The Obama administration is taking measures…

今天我们要学的词是 lockdown. Lockdown 名词，有封锁，禁止出入的意思。Three school were placed on lockdown in response to a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. 炸弹威胁让三所学校启动封锁状态，结果发现所谓的炸弹威胁是有人恶作剧。Sierra Leone imposed a three-day nationwide lockdown, ordering…

今天我们要学的词是 raid. Raid 名词，意思是突袭。At least 800 police officers carried out a series of anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, Australia, which led to 15 arrests. 澳大利亚至少800名警察参加了在悉尼市展开的反恐突袭行动，抓捕了15名嫌疑人。不久前，Nearly 1,000 federal and local agents conducted…

今天我们要学的词是 reiterate. Reiterate 动词，意思是重申。President Obama reiterated that the United States will not send armed forces to fight a ground war in the campaign against Islamic militants in Iraq. 美国总统奥巴马重申，他不会派遣美国军队进入伊拉克，跟伊斯兰激进份子展开地面战。The Federal…